Email Author Jose D. Duran

2011 Stories by Jose D. Duran

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  Download Best Of... App for iPhone

  published Mar 24, 2011

  More than two decades of Miami's best is available today on our new Best Of... app for iPhone. That's right. You can check out categories like Best Dance Club, Best New Restaurant, Best Bar, Best Hot... More >>

• Go Hard Or Go Home

  published March 24, 2011

  Hard is ready to take over Miami's party scene. Since 2007, Hard has been giving dance music fans in the West Coast their fix with regular events... More >>

• Sweatstock 2011 at Sweat Records With Beings, Panic Bomber, Lil Daggers, and More

  published Mar 23, 2011

  If you missed out on last year's Sweatstock, Sweat Records' birthday bash and Record Store Day celebration, you're gonna want to make time for this year's event. The Little Haiti store has announ... More >>

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  Just in Time for Miami Music Week... Play the Ultra 2011 Bingo Card!

  published Mar 22, 2011

  Ultra is only four days away. But the parties start tonight. And with dance music and rave culture letting its freak flag fly the entire week, we've decide to honor it with a fun game of Bingo! Well, ... More >>

• Keep It Hard With Gary Richards at Grand Central March 24

  published Mar 20, 2011

  Gary Richards wants to introduce you to your new favorite party. It's called Hard, and since 2007 it's been drawing thousands of electro heads together for messy free-for-alls in Los Angeles, New York... More >>

• Wu-Tang, Wild Flag, Fishbone, Yelawolf and More at Village Voice Media SXSW Party

  published Mar 18, 2011

  For those us far away from the indie music pilgrimage in Austin, Texas, known as South By Southwest, there's good news: In addition to members of the Crossfade team being there, our parent company, Vi... More >>

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  GirlsIMetAt.com Is Hipster Porn AKA "Nu Fetish." This Ain't BangBros.

  published Mar 18, 2011

  It happens fast. Twenty-five seconds to be exact. You're in a car, driving around, when you suddenly spot her. She's wrapped tightly in cellophane to a sign pointing to South Beach. She doesn't strugg... More >>

• Las Vegas Nightlife Superior to Miami's, Says Las Vegas Weekly

  published Mar 17, 2011

  Maybe it's the heat that has Las Vegas Weekly's Sarah Gianetto claiming that Las Vegas' nightlife scene is vastly superior to Miami's.Excuse us. Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Oh, sweet baby Jesus. We ha... More >>

• Louis Puig, Carmel Ophir, and More Weigh in on WMC 2011

  published Mar 16, 2011

  With Ultra Music Festival and the "new" Miami Music Week starting March 22, let's not forget that Winter Music Conference just came and went. We'll admit, we stayed home for the most part. There was... More >>

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  Five Crap Pop Hits Worse Than Rebecca Black's "Friday"

  published Mar 15, 2011

  Six million of you have already endured it. Gawker asked if it was "the worst music video ever." Meanwhile, foreign press like The Sydney Morning Herald wonders why it has overtaken the Japanese earth... More >>

• Ultra Cofounder Russell Faibisch Talks Expansion Plans and Making Peace With WMC

  published Mar 15, 2011

  After 13 years, Ultra Music Festival has managed to push aside the week that helped create it. Ballsy as the move may have been, we all knew Ultra had long overshadowed Winter Music Conference. With t... More >>

• Hard Miami with Diplo, Tiga, and SebastiAn at Grand Central March 24

  published March 17, 2011

  Hard Miami with Diplo, Tiga, and SebastiAn at Grand Central March 24 More >>

• Ultra cofounder Russell Faibisch talks expansion plans and making peace with WMC

  published March 17, 2011

  Ultra cofounder Russell Faibisch talks expansion and making peace with WMC More >>

• Hard's Gary Richards Talks Pool Parties and Ultra Music Festival

  published Mar 14, 2011

  Hard is ready to take over Miami's party scene. Since 2007, Hard has been giving dance music fans in the West Coast their fix with regular events that consistently feature a killer lineup. It isn't ha... More >>

• Sweat Records Launches SweatShopMiami.com

  published Mar 11, 2011

  Apparently, Sweat Records isn't only using that bitchin' Knights Art Challenge grant it received in 2009 to throw killer parties. It's also helping spread the love to local bands through latest ventur... More >>

• Final Electro Frontier

  published March 10, 2011

  If there’s one upside to the Winter Music Conference/Ultra Music Festival split, it’s that instead of one week of solid partying, Miami... More >>

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  Uffie at the Standard Miami Beach, March 9

  published Mar 10, 2011

  UffieWednesday, March 9, 2011The Standard, Miami BeachBetter Than: Not sure it was "better than" anything. Definitely reminded me of being on some kind of bender.The Parisian-by-the-way-of-South-Flori... More >>

• Caligula Premieres Video for "Light in the Dark"

  published Mar 09, 2011

  If R. Kelly made dubstep music, it would probably sound something like Caligula's "Light In The Dark." Yes, it's music perfect for making love fucking. Last week, we gave you a sneak peek at some... More >>

• All of Miami Turns Out for Jipsy's "Just as You Were" at Butter Gallery

  published Mar 09, 2011

  If you are not familiar with Miami's camera queen Jipsy (AKA Nefarious Girl), you've probably never step foot inside of a nightclub. Since moving away from her hometown of Queens, New York, Jipsy has ... More >>

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  Afrobeta Reveals Debut Album Under the Streets

  published Mar 09, 2011

  Slowly but surely, Afrobeta's full-length debut will see daylight. While a vague "summer 2011" release date has been confirmed, we've also got other news: It finally has a name! Set to be released v... More >>

• ANR Celebrates Stay Kids Release at Eve This Saturday

  published Mar 04, 2011

  Last year, ANR released its latest album, Stay Kids, via the Something in Construction label. Bad news: It was only released in UK. Where's the stateside love, ANRrThe Miami duo are finally showing it... More >>

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  Jeff McInnis and Gigi Part Ways

  published Mar 03, 2011

  Gigi's owner, Amir Ben-Zion, confirms to Short Order that the rumors that Chef Jeff McInnis has left his position at Gigi are true.Ben-Zion explained that the split was amicable and it was never the i... More >>

• Uffie Kicks Off WMC at the Standard March 9

  published Mar 03, 2011

  Last time Parisian chanteuse Uffie said she was coming to Miami, she bailed out in order to further prepare for the release of last year's Sex Dreams & Denim Jeans. For someone who sings big about... More >>

• 2. Bert Rodriguez

  published Mar 02, 2011

  Cultist proudly presents "100 Creatives," where we feature Miami's cultural superheroes in random order. Have suggestions for future profilesr Email cultist@miaminewtimes.com with the whos and whys.r2... More >>

• WMC and Ultra's complicated breakup

  published March 3, 2011

  WMC and Ultra's complicated breakup More >>